Career seminar for school
leavers
Muscat - The Oman-German University of Technology (OGTech) is organising a
career counselling seminar in applied information technology for school
leavers at Radisson SAS Hotel tomorow. This is the time of year when school
leavers are thinking about their possible future careers, and to help them
decide, the career counselling seminar on the important field of information
technology has been organised, a press release issued by OGTech said.
The seminar will be conducted by academics and professionals from industry and
government, including Tariq Hilal al Barwani, Online Manager, Nawras and IT
expert, Hassan Abdul Ali Mohammad, Deputy General Manager IT, Oman Arab Bank,
Azher Hussain, Technical Account manager, Microsoft, Ali Hussein al Lawait, IT
Security Manager, Ernst & Young, and Dr Otto Spaniol, Professor of IT at RWTH
Aachen University, Germany.
Following a general panel discussion on the importance of information
technology and its importance in modern world, attendees will have an
opportunity to talk with speakers on a one-to-one basis to ensure that all
their questions are answered and that they obtain as much information as they
require to make informed decisions concerning their future careers.
An important demand for qualified IT professionals comes from all sectors of
industry and commerce in a variety of applications. Careers in IT offer a
fascinating range of opportunities in an increasingly technological world,
including system analysis and software development, analysis and design of
software-intensive technologies, operation and operations management of
large-scale systems installations, consulting on information and communication
technology issues for small and large user organisations, and research in
computing technologies, systems and applications.